New Amtrak CEO is former Delta Airlines CEO: [
www.bloomberg.com] (and several others that you saw last month.
First thing he does is propose reducing seat pitch on Amtrak (i.e. cram more seats into the cars): [
www.reuters.com]
Who couldn't see that one coming?!
After all, one of the selling points of Amtrak is its seat comfort compared to airlines: [
www.usatoday.com]
Senator Schumer (D, so no real influence) says Amtrak should leave this alone: [
gothamist.com]
But of course there's no extra money for Amtrak, anyway. The opposite if you go by the proposed Trump budget: [
www.washingtonpost.com]
So where do things go from here? Fun to watch the politicians run in circles.
Politics: composite noun, from Greek
poly (many) and a small blood-sucking insect.